Medical Marijuana Could Replace Opioids

Medical Marijuana Could Replace Opioids

Tilray (which is based in Nanaimo) believes cannabis could help reduce opioid overdoses and help people overcome addiction.

Philippe Lucas, who works for medical-marijuana producer Tilray, published an academic paper in the Harm Reduction Journal that explores cannabis as a substitute for opioids.

Lucas said doctors should consider prescribing cannabis as a safer, less addictive alternative to opioids for treating chronic pain.

“The evidence is clear at this point that medical cannabis is far less addicting and has … zero risk of overdose compared to opioids,” said Lucas, who has been researching the therapeutic use of cannabis for more than a decade. Read more